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also, president obama won michigan back in 2008. some really tough jobs numbers in that state as well. you mentioned the national numbers. if you look at michigan, 10.9% unemployment there. in detroit alone, the unemployment rate gets even higher. almost 16%. so those figures certainly aren't helping the president. a lot of people wondering what he's going to say today. white house officials tell me he'll be talking about the importance of the middle class to this recovery, and he will also be challenging democrats and republicans to get behind this big jobs plan that he's going to unveil on thursday. a lot of these union members have been pushing the president to go big on this jobs plan. will he? we'll have to wait until thursday to find out. but we'll be listening to see if we get a glimpse of what he's going to say on thursday today. craig. >> kristen welker at the white house for us this morning. thank you. >> reporter: thanks. >>> texas officials are calling for any and all firefighters around austin to report for duty. wildfi
also, president obama won michigan back in 2008. some really tough jobs numbers in that state as well. you mentioned the national numbers. if you look at michigan, 10.9% unemployment there. in detroit alone, the unemployment rate gets even higher. almost 16%. so those figures certainly aren't helping the president. a lot of people wondering what he's going to say today. white house officials tell me he'll be talking about the importance of the middle class to this recovery, and he will also be...
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twice. >> we are suspended here. >> reporter: cutting short the michigan-western michigan game with about a minute and a half left in the third quarter. both teams agreed it was too dangerous to go on, handing michigan the win. >> we're worried about the kids, you know? you go out there and you play your heart out and then you're back in for another half hour and you get five-minute warmup and then the lightning strike comes again and then yououome back in -- it didn't look like this was going to get any better. >> reporter: it didn't. not in michigan or iowa city, where, for the first time ever, lightning and rain delayed iowa's home opener against tennessee tech. another historic first? at notre dame, three hours of storm delays, two evacuations of the 80,000-seat stadium. >> and they announced an evacuation of the ststium just as the teams headed to the locker room at halftime. >> reporter: ironically, moments earlieie the parents of declan sullivan were honored at saturday's game. the notre dame junior died last year when a wind storm toppled a lift he stood on videotaping football pr
twice. >> we are suspended here. >> reporter: cutting short the michigan-western michigan game with about a minute and a half left in the third quarter. both teams agreed it was too dangerous to go on, handing michigan the win. >> we're worried about the kids, you know? you go out there and you play your heart out and then you're back in for another half hour and you get five-minute warmup and then the lightning strike comes again and then yououome back in -- it didn't look...
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but with crews now here from colorado, michigan, iowa and north carolina, they hope they can get the lights back on much sooner, brian? >> and just one state out of 11 states still dealing with outages tonight. anne thompson, ridgefield, connecticut. >>> and as we track the new threat out over the atlantic, katia has strengthened overnight. into a full blown hurricane, but tonight, the storm has been downgraded again to a tropical storm. and again tonight, it still too early according to forecasters to tell when, where or if katia will impact the u.s. or if it will hook a right turn and go back out to sea as we're hoping. but there is a more imdiate threat, sadly. there's a weather system churning tonight over the gulf oflfexico, and it's looking likely it will become a tropical depression or perhaps a tropical storm over the next 24 hours. that could mean heavy rain for days. most important, most immediately this evening, they're already evacuating offshe oil rigs in the gulf of mexico and of coursf we are greatly concerned over new orleans, just days after the sixth anniversary of
but with crews now here from colorado, michigan, iowa and north carolina, they hope they can get the lights back on much sooner, brian? >> and just one state out of 11 states still dealing with outages tonight. anne thompson, ridgefield, connecticut. >>> and as we track the new threat out over the atlantic, katia has strengthened overnight. into a full blown hurricane, but tonight, the storm has been downgraded again to a tropical storm. and again tonight, it still too early...
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some morning frost in wisconsin and the upper peninsula of michigan. showers and thunderstorms from southern california to vegas and the rockies. >> a wet 79 in salt lake city. 85 in albuquerque. 95 in sacramento. 70s from fargo to kansas city. upper 60s from boston to atlanta. 91 in miami. >>> weather news does not stop there. japan is also reeling from some pretty extreme weather. heavy rain today in the wake of sunday's typhoon which was the worst that country has seen in seven years. at least 34 people have died. dozens are still missing. >> thousands of people have been stranded by washed-out bridges and roads. some 200,000 are still without electricity. it was just six months ago that the tsunami killed 21,000 people in japan. boy, hard-hit country for sure. >>> there has been another significant blow to al qaeda's top leadadship. eunice al maw ra kahnny is in custody after his capture by papastani agents working with the cia. experts say al mara tawny's role was to hit economic targets in the u.s. and around the globe. can't tour appears to ushe
some morning frost in wisconsin and the upper peninsula of michigan. showers and thunderstorms from southern california to vegas and the rockies. >> a wet 79 in salt lake city. 85 in albuquerque. 95 in sacramento. 70s from fargo to kansas city. upper 60s from boston to atlanta. 91 in miami. >>> weather news does not stop there. japan is also reeling from some pretty extreme weather. heavy rain today in the wake of sunday's typhoon which was the worst that country has seen in...
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chicagoan mark walked to his at lake michigan. >> you don't have to come pay for gas to come to the beach close to my house. >> reporter: if history is any indication gas prices typically ease by mid-september when the summer driving season is over. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> mitchell: and an alarming moment at the u.s. open today for spain's rafael nadal talking with reporters shortly after his third round victory. nadal was stricten by painful leg cramps. and at one point even slid off his chair to the floor. after treatment he recovered and continued his news conference. later, not funny. comedian sound off after the show goes on without jerry lewis. that story is next. with alzheimer's disease. at's how it s she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's symptoms. [ female announcer ] it cannot change the course of the disease. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch
chicagoan mark walked to his at lake michigan. >> you don't have to come pay for gas to come to the beach close to my house. >> reporter: if history is any indication gas prices typically ease by mid-september when the summer driving season is over. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> mitchell: and an alarming moment at the u.s. open today for spain's rafael nadal talking with reporters shortly after his third round victory. nadal was stricten by painful leg cramps. and at...
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. >>> president obama spoke at a labor day rally in michigan today saying it's time for political games to end in washington so that americans can get back to work. in a preview to his jobs speech he said a million construction workers across america need jobs. coming up later at 5:30, how he wants to brighten the picture. >>> turning now to fort bragg and the effort underway to try to catch a killer. the gunman who shot and killed a city councilman was spotted yesterday. then disappeared. ktvu's rita williams is joining us live now. >> reporter: i am standing at the county sheriff's substation in fort bragg. it's the command senter for the hunt of the killer. this is the eight day that 50 law enforcement officials from local, county state and federal agencies have been searching the woods around fort bragg but they still haven't been able to find this man. suspected of killing killing a city councilman. . >> i am looking for the apprehension. last thing we want is anymore violence. we want safe apprehension. anyone who has contact with him, get the word out there. we want this to come
. >>> president obama spoke at a labor day rally in michigan today saying it's time for political games to end in washington so that americans can get back to work. in a preview to his jobs speech he said a million construction workers across america need jobs. coming up later at 5:30, how he wants to brighten the picture. >>> turning now to fort bragg and the effort underway to try to catch a killer. the gunman who shot and killed a city councilman was spotted yesterday. then...
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mountain trail is closed, this is where hikers discovered the body of 59-year-old john wallace, the michigan native was mauled to death by a grizzly as he hiked alone. >> my brother absolutely loved the outdoors and worked in one of the national parks and loved to just hike in nature. >> reporter: in yellowstone's 140-year history, there's been only seven fatal bear attacks, but two have come just this summer. rangers are so concerned they have set traps to catch the bear. the trap is fairly simple, once the bait is inside, the bear walks in through the backdoor. once it reaches for the food, the bear trips the lever and then the gate slams shut. across the west, it's been a summer of vicious attacks. >> it bit down on my head. >> reporter: sam was hiking with friends just north of anchorage this summer when he was mauled by a grizzly. >> i kept saying i'm going to die, i'm going to die. >> the bears are real intent on feeding so you're more likely to have a close, surprise encounter with bears at this time of the year. >> reporter: although fatal attacks are rare, people are pushing limits
mountain trail is closed, this is where hikers discovered the body of 59-year-old john wallace, the michigan native was mauled to death by a grizzly as he hiked alone. >> my brother absolutely loved the outdoors and worked in one of the national parks and loved to just hike in nature. >> reporter: in yellowstone's 140-year history, there's been only seven fatal bear attacks, but two have come just this summer. rangers are so concerned they have set traps to catch the bear. the trap...
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earlier president obama at a labor day event speaking before a crowd in detroit, michigan. we'll have much more on what vice president biden had to say. perhaps he will talk more about the jobs situation as we heard from president obama earlier. in the meantime, there's a live shot for you. as the vice president speaks we'll bring you anything that he has to say of any substance, a little later. >> heather: hello i'm heather childers welcome to a new hour of america's news headquarters. >> gregg: and i'm gregg jarrett. jobs and more jobs. in what is being described as a preview of the president's speech, that he will be delivering this thursday to congress, the president telling union members today in detroit, the time for washington games is over. congress needs to move quickly to create jobs. on this labor day the president touting his efforts to save the auto industry. >> the president: we said that american auto workers could once again build the best cars in the world. [ cheering and applause ] >> the president: so we stood by the auto industry. and we made some tough
earlier president obama at a labor day event speaking before a crowd in detroit, michigan. we'll have much more on what vice president biden had to say. perhaps he will talk more about the jobs situation as we heard from president obama earlier. in the meantime, there's a live shot for you. as the vice president speaks we'll bring you anything that he has to say of any substance, a little later. >> heather: hello i'm heather childers welcome to a new hour of america's news headquarters....
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the tea party and that running for office for the first time a lot of political watchers in michigan say here is a long shot to win the g.o.p. nomination next year but he's trying i like reading tea party members he's a very worried about us spending taxes and too much government overreach and he hasn't had run any political ads yet but we didn't find a video online today so you can hear him in his own words we the people never granted federal authority over retirement health care charity or most of the other functions over which government has assume control my solution is to limit government to its authorized constitutional duties and let the people decide the best solutions to their own needs. oh yeah even tea party candidate and back he's called for the elimination of all non-constitutional federal programs like social security medicare and medicaid and other social programs that help people survive on tuesday peter took part in a forum with several other g.o.p. candidates in michigan and get this he told the crowd that he supports the limits on the number of muslims who should b
the tea party and that running for office for the first time a lot of political watchers in michigan say here is a long shot to win the g.o.p. nomination next year but he's trying i like reading tea party members he's a very worried about us spending taxes and too much government overreach and he hasn't had run any political ads yet but we didn't find a video online today so you can hear him in his own words we the people never granted federal authority over retirement health care charity or...
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. >>> and president obama gives his labor day speech in michigan today. he's appearing at an event hosted by the metro detroit central labor council. detroit hit hard by the labor crisis. and the president's remarks come three days before he outlines his plan for turning this jobs market around. >>> fighting, you see there, breaks out between egyptian police and families of people killed in the uprising against the former president, hosni mubarak. the families tried to push themselves into the building where mubarak's trial resumed. mubarak was again wheeled into court on a stretcher. he was charged with ordering the killing of protesters during the revolution in february. >>> libyan rebels pushed to the outskirts of moammar gadhafi's last strong hold. they have targeted the cities of bani walid and serte. talks broke down after an aggressive speech by one of gadhafi's brothers. >> reporter: i was told several months ago that the family was united. right now it's not, so it clearly indicates there are divisions there. gadhafi, just a little bit of his sit
. >>> and president obama gives his labor day speech in michigan today. he's appearing at an event hosted by the metro detroit central labor council. detroit hit hard by the labor crisis. and the president's remarks come three days before he outlines his plan for turning this jobs market around. >>> fighting, you see there, breaks out between egyptian police and families of people killed in the uprising against the former president, hosni mubarak. the families tried to push...
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it's going to be the workers of michigan and america. we're going to win that war. president obama, this is your army. we are ready to march, and president obama, we want one thing -- jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs! that's what we're going to tell him. he's going to be -- when he sees what we're doing here, he will be inspired, but he needs help. you know what? everybody here has got to vote. if we go back, keep the eye on the prize, let's take these sons of -- out and get back to where we belong. >> dan, how is the white house responding this morning? >> reporter: well, they're not. in fact, as the internet continues to burn with, you floe, comments about those remarks, you know, the suggestion that the president should weigh in and could not democrat them, i did have an e-mail exchange with a official who reiterated the white house would have no comment. instead what they're talking about is the focus of this administration, as the president is days away from delivers his jobs speech. we're being told it would be a combination of things we have hea
it's going to be the workers of michigan and america. we're going to win that war. president obama, this is your army. we are ready to march, and president obama, we want one thing -- jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs! that's what we're going to tell him. he's going to be -- when he sees what we're doing here, he will be inspired, but he needs help. you know what? everybody here has got to vote. if we go back, keep the eye on the prize, let's take these sons of -- out and get back...
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it's going to be the workers of michigan and america. we're going to win that war. >> president obama, this is your army. we are ready to march. and president obama, we want one thing -- jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs! that's what we're gong to tell him. when he sees what we're doing here, he will be inspired. but he needs help. and you know what, everybody's got to vote. when we go back and keep an eye on the prize, let's take these sons of bitches out and take america back to where america belongs. >> that last line is causing a huge uproar. >> jimmy hoffa's remarks are inexcusable and an amount to a call for violence on many tea party members. we've called on president obama to condemn this uncivil rhetoric which has no place in the public forum. he should chastise mr. hoffa, his vice president and the other obama supporters who have been outrageous in their comments. you're looking at me and you're getting ready to -- what do you think about this? was james hoffa over the line in saying those lines, let's take these s
it's going to be the workers of michigan and america. we're going to win that war. >> president obama, this is your army. we are ready to march. and president obama, we want one thing -- jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs! that's what we're gong to tell him. when he sees what we're doing here, he will be inspired. but he needs help. and you know what, everybody's got to vote. when we go back and keep an eye on the prize, let's take these sons of bitches out and take america...
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well if you look at michigan alone, the unemployment rate there is 10.9%. then if you look at detroit, it's up to 15.7%. so some really staggering numbers there. white house officials have made the point that this administration has created about 2.4 million jobs, and so they also -- you might hear the president talk about his bailout of the auto industry when he talks today, thomas. but a lot of eyes on this speech to see if we might get a glimpse of what he will say on thursday, thomas. >> kristin welker at the white house for us this morning, thank you. >>> texas officials are calling for any and all firefighters around austin to report for duty. wildfires threaten entire neighborhoods there as strong winds push the flames across thousands of acres. playses are burning throughout the state, including one further east that killed two people over the weekend. >>> libyan rebels are waiting for word from their leaders to enter one of the few remaining towns held by gadhafi forces. a heavily armed group of gadhafi loyalists are held up in bani walid. negotiat
well if you look at michigan alone, the unemployment rate there is 10.9%. then if you look at detroit, it's up to 15.7%. so some really staggering numbers there. white house officials have made the point that this administration has created about 2.4 million jobs, and so they also -- you might hear the president talk about his bailout of the auto industry when he talks today, thomas. but a lot of eyes on this speech to see if we might get a glimpse of what he will say on thursday, thomas....
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it happened in michigan. the video shows a couple of masked armed robbers coming into the store in benton township, then watch this, they shove a store employee around. one of the other employees, seeing the guy with his hands in the air, jumped into action to defend himself, he pulls out his own gun. one of the robbers then jumps over the counter at the pharmacy, fires a couple of shots, and then drops his own weapon as he runs off. the store employee, je me hoban, was praised at first for his bravey, but then guess what, he gets fired for violating company policy. now hoban is suing, raising the question, do employees have a right to defend themselves in the workplace. daniel swan son is jeremy hoban's attorney. daniel, first of all, this wasn't a case where he saw guys with a gun, they shoal him, right? >> good acchioo good afternoon. he did shoot at them after the gunman pulled the trigger at least three times of his gun. fortunately for reasons we don't know, the gun never went off. but jeremy only respo
it happened in michigan. the video shows a couple of masked armed robbers coming into the store in benton township, then watch this, they shove a store employee around. one of the other employees, seeing the guy with his hands in the air, jumped into action to defend himself, he pulls out his own gun. one of the robbers then jumps over the counter at the pharmacy, fires a couple of shots, and then drops his own weapon as he runs off. the store employee, je me hoban, was praised at first for his...
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california, arizona, michigan and florida, a program allows food stamps to be used at restaurants. the question is, should more states get on board and allow restaurants to accept food stamps? joining me now is the founder and executive director of the national law center on homelessness and poverty. thank you both for joining me. maria, is expanding the food stamps to be used at restaurants a good idea, do you think? >> it is absolutely a good idea. this is an existing federal program that's been on the books for decades. but it's a state option. so states have a choice. i think they should use that choice because hunger is increasing, more and more people are also losing their homes and this is a program that applies to people who are homeless or elderly or disabled. therefore, it's extremely difficult or impossible for them to go to the grocery store and bring back food and cook it at home. for homeless people, they have no home to cook it in. so this could make an enormous difference. it can make a difference between having access to food and not having it. >> ma lynn a, i want
california, arizona, michigan and florida, a program allows food stamps to be used at restaurants. the question is, should more states get on board and allow restaurants to accept food stamps? joining me now is the founder and executive director of the national law center on homelessness and poverty. thank you both for joining me. maria, is expanding the food stamps to be used at restaurants a good idea, do you think? >> it is absolutely a good idea. this is an existing federal program...
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so he moved his family to michigan and transferred to gm's orion plant. before he knew its orion plant shut down too and he was out of work for six months. >> there was a lot of uncertainty at that point. so i decided to keep my fingers crossed and hope that the leadership was making the right decision. >> reporter: one big decision investing more than $500 million to completely retool the orion plant to do something that gm hasn't done in more than two decades, produce a subcompact car in the united states. >> chevlet sonic hatchback, sporty and aggressive design, not only on the exterior but also on the interior. very fuel-efficient vehicle. >> reporter: 1500 orion employees are back building the chevlet sonic set to hit showrooms this fall. >> it's an opportunity for us to show off that our manufacturing system can build anything. we can make it cheap, we can make it good. >> reporter: the plant was completely gutted and redesigned to save half a million square feet of floor space allowing suppliers to operate closer to the assembly line. >> think abou
so he moved his family to michigan and transferred to gm's orion plant. before he knew its orion plant shut down too and he was out of work for six months. >> there was a lot of uncertainty at that point. so i decided to keep my fingers crossed and hope that the leadership was making the right decision. >> reporter: one big decision investing more than $500 million to completely retool the orion plant to do something that gm hasn't done in more than two decades, produce a subcompact...
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national average and it's very dangerous for a president facing re-election in a battleground like michigan to have unemployment that high. jaime: i'm glad you brought that up -rblg historically presidents haven't won re-election if the unemployment rate is the same or higher. many would say that the president saved the auto industry. they were given money, they paid and now they are back in business. are there people there saying they are not satisfied with what the president might say or the current economy? >> reporter: we haven't seen very much critics here. this is a union crowd, very pro obama crowd. some of the local aflcio officials who spoke to warm up the crowd have already said let's thank the president for the autobail outs. there are critics of the autobail outs that say if gm may have been forced into bankruptcy you may have saved some of the jobs without having the taxpayers on the hook for so much money. this fight is going to go on into the re-election. at the end of the day the white house thinks they have a good story to tell in states like this because the unemployment r
national average and it's very dangerous for a president facing re-election in a battleground like michigan to have unemployment that high. jaime: i'm glad you brought that up -rblg historically presidents haven't won re-election if the unemployment rate is the same or higher. many would say that the president saved the auto industry. they were given money, they paid and now they are back in business. are there people there saying they are not satisfied with what the president might say or the...
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president obama just landed in michigan. he's going to be heading out to this rally in detroit to stand in front of thousands of labor union workers previewing his ideas for jobs and economic growth. he's going to be speaking live at 1:15 eastern. we're going to bring that to you on msnbc. the president just touching down. he's onboard air force one going to be talking to labor union workers there in detroit. we're going to carry these remarks live for you at 1:15. >>> rick perry pulling out in south carolina to head back to texas to deal with the wildfires. kelly? >> reporter: the unexpected is always part of politics and that's playing out in a big way here today. governor rick perry will not be participating in the candidate forum. we are told he's going back to texas because of the wildfire situation near austin. that changes things. we had thought that rick perry and mitt romney would be on the stage for the first time later. we have to wait for that. presumably he will be at the gop debate hosted by msnbc and politico.
president obama just landed in michigan. he's going to be heading out to this rally in detroit to stand in front of thousands of labor union workers previewing his ideas for jobs and economic growth. he's going to be speaking live at 1:15 eastern. we're going to bring that to you on msnbc. the president just touching down. he's onboard air force one going to be talking to labor union workers there in detroit. we're going to carry these remarks live for you at 1:15. >>> rick perry...
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it is a moment of truth for michigan's 50,000 state employees. officials will decide today whether to issue mass layoffs which would take effect october 1st. the decision comes after talks stalled between republican governor rick snyder and the state's public worker unions. snyder's administration is seeking $145 million in concessions. >>> the toughest anti-bullying law in the country goes into effect today in new jersey. schools have to implement new anti-bullying education programs and certain districts can even call the police to report school bullies who can be suspended or expelled. some say the rules go too far. >>> an ordeal for a colorado man forced to amputate his own toes when his foot got stuck in a piece of heavy machinery. john was alone in the woods when it happened. he thought he might die and it quickly became clear he was out of options. >> i did everything else. i mean, i started cutting that boot, then i decided i got to do that and see if i couldn't slide it out that way. then when i saw the foot, i realized. >> he managed to
it is a moment of truth for michigan's 50,000 state employees. officials will decide today whether to issue mass layoffs which would take effect october 1st. the decision comes after talks stalled between republican governor rick snyder and the state's public worker unions. snyder's administration is seeking $145 million in concessions. >>> the toughest anti-bullying law in the country goes into effect today in new jersey. schools have to implement new anti-bullying education programs...
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expect to hear more of that in michigan tonight. >> all right. lots morifying words i'm sure. peter hamby, thanks so much, in orlando. >>> let's move across seas now to middle east. the palestinian authorities foreign minister says he's hoping for quick action on the palestinian push for full united nations membership at the united nations. palestinian president mahmoud abbas put forth. they will discuss the request come monday. he's hoping a vote will come soon. >>> this empty blue chair resembling one at the u.n. has turned into an emotional symbol of the palestinian bid. it has been on tour at the u.n. this week. both abbas and israeli prime minister netanyahu addressed the palestinian and state hood issue during their time at the podium. >> translator: this is a moment of truth. our people are waiting to hear the answer. will it allow israel to continue the last occupation in the world? >> the palestinians should first make peace with israel and then get their state. >> cnn state department producer ali is with us. how has the crisis been averted or has it. >> all the worl
expect to hear more of that in michigan tonight. >> all right. lots morifying words i'm sure. peter hamby, thanks so much, in orlando. >>> let's move across seas now to middle east. the palestinian authorities foreign minister says he's hoping for quick action on the palestinian push for full united nations membership at the united nations. palestinian president mahmoud abbas put forth. they will discuss the request come monday. he's hoping a vote will come soon. >>>...
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in michigan barrels. when your brain is most new. when you have new ideas. or which. is now ahead moscow all main story now all see a plane carrying the triple champion russian ice hockey is not local want to get its level as crash two hundred seventy the moment is no piece of mexico two people out of the forty five on board on board to have survived the disaster bottom are in a critical condition. we're trying to touch on a new russia but also all the emotions the hockey team is about was made from a monument to nuts told that no way to better leads to the first match of the season the morals of business have been held in cities across europe as people gather to pay tribute to the victims of the crimes and. other stories on our students study morning here in moscow libyan rebels claim they detected more moghadam things whereabouts with the help of high tech equipment but as they try to cut all some fear that the country's left exposed to it steam is groups and potentially at even bigger conflicts.
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republican michigan congressman fred upton said this and i'm quoting, for an administration that talks about transparency they fought as you tooth and nail to hand over relevant documents and today we found out why. there are also connections about the connection of a tuls businessman named george kaiser. he is a big democratic donor, he's been to the white house four times by our counts. he is an investor in this country, so are his associates. we don't know exactly what part he played this this. but a lot of congress members would like to know what part he played in this. the energy department says, look you win some you lose some, this company failed but you cannot stop investing in green envelope because they believe that is the future. megyn: i want to tell our viewers that the man who coauthored that letter with upton is cliff stearns. he's on the house and energy commerce committee. heeds that up. he's been investigating this. he was among those who warned, said to the white house, this doesn't look like a good loan, why are you doing this? what is behind this. and now has been
republican michigan congressman fred upton said this and i'm quoting, for an administration that talks about transparency they fought as you tooth and nail to hand over relevant documents and today we found out why. there are also connections about the connection of a tuls businessman named george kaiser. he is a big democratic donor, he's been to the white house four times by our counts. he is an investor in this country, so are his associates. we don't know exactly what part he played this...
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. >>> police in michigan suspect a crash that ended the lives of two people was due to drag racing. the two people killed were passengers inside a truck that smashed into a building. the driver survived and is expected to be charged in connection with the deaths. >>> big one that got away is a fishing story one florida teen will not have to tell. look at that. with the help of a friend, the 19-year-old captured a 12-foot long 300 -pound alligator. he was able to reel in the massive animal by pulling it on his boat with a fishing rod and killing it with a 44 caliber bang stick and harpoon. >>> and finally, the 25th annual harvest and herb festival is getting a lot of attention with a competitive event. it's the pumpkin chunkin' competition. they use a medieval apparatus to launch pumpkins and the team able to launch the furthest wins. now for a look at your national and regional weather let's check in with ryan phillips. i'm from ohio. i know how the state fairs go. >> who needs a contraption and what do you win? another contraption? we have quite the variety. yesterday was outstandi
. >>> police in michigan suspect a crash that ended the lives of two people was due to drag racing. the two people killed were passengers inside a truck that smashed into a building. the driver survived and is expected to be charged in connection with the deaths. >>> big one that got away is a fishing story one florida teen will not have to tell. look at that. with the help of a friend, the 19-year-old captured a 12-foot long 300 -pound alligator. he was able to reel in the...
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national guard troops in michigan just finishing a seven-month deployment in the war. martha: all right. this is not so great. we've got those bad jobs numbers that came in from august, zero jobs added in the month of august, and add one group in america, black americans, struggling to find work is really a standout in terms of the bad situation here. mike tobin is live on that for us in chicago. hi mike. >> reporter: hi martha. you mentioned the zero job growth and national unemployment figure, but they only get worse among african-americans. if you look at the number of black americans unemployed, that figure is about 17 percent, the unemployment figures are a little higher with black men than they are black women. then, if you go to the troubled inner cities, you would find that unemployment among african-americans is around 40 percent. >> it's no surprise in this economy that one in ten are out of work. but the department of labor shows that number doubles for black males. the reason isn't clear, but some say it's a combination of racism and lack of education. >> p
national guard troops in michigan just finishing a seven-month deployment in the war. martha: all right. this is not so great. we've got those bad jobs numbers that came in from august, zero jobs added in the month of august, and add one group in america, black americans, struggling to find work is really a standout in terms of the bad situation here. mike tobin is live on that for us in chicago. hi mike. >> reporter: hi martha. you mentioned the zero job growth and national unemployment...
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years, then we can do these things when we don't face the political pressures in states like ohio, michigan and wisconsin that would be hit hardest by these rules. kelly: we understand the u.s. chamber of commerce signed on to support the president on this one. >> reporter: he did what they told him to do so it make sense they would be enthusiastic about it. this was one of the regulations when house speaker john boehner said to the president, you tell us if you have any regulations in the pipeline that with cost more than a billion dollars, this is at the top of the list. this is an expensive regulation and would have far-reaching effects. this went a long way for boehner and the chamber what to take care of first and they are happy with this choice. kelly: thanks very much. jamie: new jobs numbers show hiring completely stalled in august. and the national unemployment rate stayed at 9.1%. but according to the bureau of lane statistics that number jumps to 16% for -- for african-americans. one non-profit group is trying to turn it around. >> reporter: the black chamber of commerce, they ha
years, then we can do these things when we don't face the political pressures in states like ohio, michigan and wisconsin that would be hit hardest by these rules. kelly: we understand the u.s. chamber of commerce signed on to support the president on this one. >> reporter: he did what they told him to do so it make sense they would be enthusiastic about it. this was one of the regulations when house speaker john boehner said to the president, you tell us if you have any regulations in...
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going on in the economy and metals are melt the only thing in demand in the decaying city of detroit michigan it's a city where just yesterday president barack obama he spent labor day there speaking to thousands of auto workers and union members some good news out of there where some of those automakers are actually reporting profits one of the major companies of course is the ford motor company home of henry ford and guess what or just announced it will invest around one billion dollars to build new vehicle manufacturing and engine plants but there's a catch it's new plant which will create about five thousand jobs is in india largely correspondent marina horton i was recently in detroit and took a look at some of the impact this is having of these companies sending their jobs overseas is contributing to a surge in scraps take a look. this was once a city that symbolized america's innovation and manufacturing might. but today it troy is the third most violent city in the u.s. with unemployment estimated at up to fifty percent according to officials a once glamorous motor city now has more p
going on in the economy and metals are melt the only thing in demand in the decaying city of detroit michigan it's a city where just yesterday president barack obama he spent labor day there speaking to thousands of auto workers and union members some good news out of there where some of those automakers are actually reporting profits one of the major companies of course is the ford motor company home of henry ford and guess what or just announced it will invest around one billion dollars to...
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instead going to his birthplace of michigan. >> i bet you remember my dad, don't you? >> i do. >> reporter: in the wake of today's surprise, analysts say romney is clearly the frontrunner. >> not open to your average political june key. >> reporter: a wild card in the race, more washington dysfunction, even as disaster victims still struggle to recover. the agency that aids them, fema, is now caught in a partisan funding fight. unless congress can agree, funds run out at midweek with a larger governmentwide shutdown looming friday. analysts say the gridlock could be a problem for the republican party next year. >> can they take independent voters away from president obama and win the white house in the fall of 2010. >> reporter: as we said, cain didn't just win. he rolled over everyone beating his nearest competitor by 23 points. rick perry had 15%. mitt romney at 14%. it's a real head-scratcher. one interpretation we're already getting is this demonstrates the desire on the part of the gop electorate for another candidate, a third candidate besides perry and romney to
instead going to his birthplace of michigan. >> i bet you remember my dad, don't you? >> i do. >> reporter: in the wake of today's surprise, analysts say romney is clearly the frontrunner. >> not open to your average political june key. >> reporter: a wild card in the race, more washington dysfunction, even as disaster victims still struggle to recover. the agency that aids them, fema, is now caught in a partisan funding fight. unless congress can agree, funds run...
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heather: michigan has been particularly hit hard. what is the jobs situation there? >> reporter: very much so. now, the president is coming to gm headquarters to -- he thinks he has a good story to tell and the auto bailout saved thousands of jobs but look at the unemployment rate in august of '09 it was 14.1%. far worse than the national average and now it is 10.9%, and, still worse than the national average of 9.1, but came down a few points and it is emblematic the case the president will try and make today and thursday, that the recovery is slowly helping people, but, again, slowly, not moving quick enough and that is why he'll have the call to action to pass more job creating initiatives. heather: a call to action with good music, aretha franklin! warming up there in the back ground! amongst other acts. definitely sounds like a lot of fun. thank you. >> reporter: no doubt about it. thanks. heather: three hours away from the president's remarks, in detroit, 1:15 eastern time he's expected to take the mic around that time. keep it here on fox news. we will bring y
heather: michigan has been particularly hit hard. what is the jobs situation there? >> reporter: very much so. now, the president is coming to gm headquarters to -- he thinks he has a good story to tell and the auto bailout saved thousands of jobs but look at the unemployment rate in august of '09 it was 14.1%. far worse than the national average and now it is 10.9%, and, still worse than the national average of 9.1, but came down a few points and it is emblematic the case the president...
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atf, michigan state police and monroe city police here in michigan, monroe, michigan. and we're trying to determine exactly what kind of explosive device it was, kind of put the pieces together. we're still going over the vehicle and trying to gather all the evidence we can from the vehicle. we are interviewing and reinterviewing and, we hope it will take us in the direction that we need to get in. jenna: some reports saying this is an attorney and his sons. can you confirm that for us? >> i can not confirm that. there are questions, so many things we're trying to keep close to the vest because that may factor into which way we go in this investigation. jenna: certainly understandable right now. our viewers want to be reassured whether or not this is terrorism? is there any indication that terrorism is at work here? >> there's no indication at all that terrorism was involved. we heard that also concerning several different --, there is no indication, i can assure your public and your listeners and your viewers that there's no indication of terrorism at all at this time
atf, michigan state police and monroe city police here in michigan, monroe, michigan. and we're trying to determine exactly what kind of explosive device it was, kind of put the pieces together. we're still going over the vehicle and trying to gather all the evidence we can from the vehicle. we are interviewing and reinterviewing and, we hope it will take us in the direction that we need to get in. jenna: some reports saying this is an attorney and his sons. can you confirm that for us?...
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extremely high winds whipped up huge waves on lake michigan, some of which washed right up on the bike path. a helicopter from our station wmaq caught some of the unlucky ones who didn't realize their morning workout would include a swim. >>> we have been following them all week. the daring four-person crew inspecting the washington monument for earthquake damage. they finished their work today and we got new views of the high wire act. they removed more loose pieces of stone which has been their top priority since those pieces could injure or kill someone if they fell. >>> when we come back, a young educator making a difference on the front lines of learning. the front lines of learning. hey, where's harriat? [ harriat ] you hoo! [ female announcer ] must be the os-cal. only os-cal ultra has the most calcium and d3, plus 7 bone health nutrients. so you can always be strong, with os-cal. as much as i can about a company before i invest in it. that's why i like fidelity. they give me tools and research i can't get anywhere else. their stock screener lets me search for stocks with more t
extremely high winds whipped up huge waves on lake michigan, some of which washed right up on the bike path. a helicopter from our station wmaq caught some of the unlucky ones who didn't realize their morning workout would include a swim. >>> we have been following them all week. the daring four-person crew inspecting the washington monument for earthquake damage. they finished their work today and we got new views of the high wire act. they removed more loose pieces of stone which has...
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severe storms around sioux falls, fargo, minneapolis and the upper peninsula of michigan. show frers burlington, vermont, to pittsburgh. thunderstorms in the rockies. >> triple digits in phoenix and colorado springs. 91 in sacramento. and just 68 in seattle. 90s from the twin cities to kansas city. 102 in dallas. 83 here in new york. and 91 in atlanta. >>> well, the forecast in one spanish town yesterday, sunny with a chance of meatballs, almost. but it was raining tomatoes, thanks to the massive food fight called the tomatina. >> some 40,000 folks showed up for this year's annual event. 120 tons of ripe tomatoes are tossed from trucks to the crowds who then toss them at each other. and for all that, the revels last just one hour, then the town opens up all the fire hydrants so everyone can wash off. this actually dates all the way back to 1944 and started very innocently dudung a parade when two kids had a tomato fight. >> look at all the fun. i guess you really have to love tomatoes to be into that. >> you would have to. good thing they have those hydrants. >> i love tha
severe storms around sioux falls, fargo, minneapolis and the upper peninsula of michigan. show frers burlington, vermont, to pittsburgh. thunderstorms in the rockies. >> triple digits in phoenix and colorado springs. 91 in sacramento. and just 68 in seattle. 90s from the twin cities to kansas city. 102 in dallas. 83 here in new york. and 91 in atlanta. >>> well, the forecast in one spanish town yesterday, sunny with a chance of meatballs, almost. but it was raining tomatoes,...
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. >>> police in michigan suspect a crash that ended the lives of two people was due to drag racing. the two people were killed. they were passengers inside a truck that smashed into a building. the driver did survive and is expected to be charged in connection with the deaths. >>> the big one that got away is that fishing story we all know. not this teen. he's not going to have to do that. with the help of a friend, the 19-year-old captured a 12-foot long, 300-pound alligator. he was able to reel in the massive animal by pulling it on to his boat with a fishing rod and then killing it with a .44 caliber harpoon and bang stick. >>> finally, the annual herb festival is getting a lot of attention for the pumpkin chucking competition. the team able to launch the pumpkin the furthest distance wins. now for a look at your national weather, we turn to ryan phillips with the forecast. you can't go wrong with these kinds of contests. >> who designs the apparatus? >> some medieval person. >> technology lives on. >> hasn't upgraded. >> for sure. they have some rain coming into ohio. so maybe a
. >>> police in michigan suspect a crash that ended the lives of two people was due to drag racing. the two people were killed. they were passengers inside a truck that smashed into a building. the driver did survive and is expected to be charged in connection with the deaths. >>> the big one that got away is that fishing story we all know. not this teen. he's not going to have to do that. with the help of a friend, the 19-year-old captured a 12-foot long, 300-pound alligator....
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delivered the speech in august, and could have delivered the speech from the oval office or a factory in michigan, but chose it to be in a joint session of congress. he gives me plenty of substance to disagree with, and i feel no need to go after the president as a person, and cnn's own james carville said the president was out of bounds. there were a lot of choices to be made here, but the choice he made was to put this on the night of a republican debate that had been scheduled for months months. >> were there really a lot of choices if you look at that week? >> yeah, can you narrow it down to one of two days, and by the way there was still thursday, the day we landed on. that was another choice. >> well then you have the nfl game. >> well, there's something on every night. some are saying he doesn't need to give the speech in front of a joint session, but if he is going to take them to task, shouldn't congress there? >> is that what he's going to do, randi? >> he has not shared his plan with me yet. >> is that the motivation? to take congress to task? i think the motivation is to unvoil a jobs
delivered the speech in august, and could have delivered the speech from the oval office or a factory in michigan, but chose it to be in a joint session of congress. he gives me plenty of substance to disagree with, and i feel no need to go after the president as a person, and cnn's own james carville said the president was out of bounds. there were a lot of choices to be made here, but the choice he made was to put this on the night of a republican debate that had been scheduled for months...
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he and mitt romney are in michigan now. but the noise from florida is loud. herman cain's common sense conservativism with his 9-9-9 jobs and economic plan has gotten the attention of the sunshine state. it will echo around the country and particularly for rick perry. he'll have changing of policies or at least adjustments to make in the wake of this defeat. to come in with less than half of herman cain's support is a serious blow. he and mitt romney have a serious race ahead. fundraising after straw polls is key after long-term success and whether or not herman cain has staying power. now herman cain is at the top of the straw poll in florida and that means he's going to be on the top of the minds and mouths of republicans across the country in the days ahead. >> arthel: carl, it just makes it all so exciting. thank you, we'll talk to you later. >> rick: we will have is a lot more analysis of the results out of florida. the surprise win for herman cain and what's going on with romney and perry and the rest of the gop field? that's coming up a little later on
he and mitt romney are in michigan now. but the noise from florida is loud. herman cain's common sense conservativism with his 9-9-9 jobs and economic plan has gotten the attention of the sunshine state. it will echo around the country and particularly for rick perry. he'll have changing of policies or at least adjustments to make in the wake of this defeat. to come in with less than half of herman cain's support is a serious blow. he and mitt romney have a serious race ahead. fundraising after...
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as for michigan itself, the unemployment rate there is 10.9%. that is well above the national average. president obama won that state handily back in 2008, and it is a must-win state for 2012. kate. >> kristen, a big jobs' speech coming up on thursday. have we got a preview yet of what will be in that? >> reporter: white house officials here say that the president was putting the finishing touches on that speech over the weekend. they say he wants it to be big and bold and aggressive. at the same time he has to be realistic because he has to get it through a republican-led house. however, we'll have to wait until thursday to see how bold he goes. if he gets a lot of push-back from congress, kate, we could see this speech become one of the principle parts of his platform in 2012. kate. >> kristen welker at the white house tonight. thank you. >>> while the president was talking jobs with supporters, the republicans who want to replace him took part in a candidate forum in south carolina. nbc's kelly o'donnell joins me now from columbia. good eveni
as for michigan itself, the unemployment rate there is 10.9%. that is well above the national average. president obama won that state handily back in 2008, and it is a must-win state for 2012. kate. >> kristen, a big jobs' speech coming up on thursday. have we got a preview yet of what will be in that? >> reporter: white house officials here say that the president was putting the finishing touches on that speech over the weekend. they say he wants it to be big and bold and...
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later perry and romney will speak at a gop conference in michigan, another state moving up its primary position in the race for the white house. results of the straw poll there, they come out tomorrow morning. t.j. >> thanks to our paul steinhauser and president obama has an important night, a speech to the congressional black caucus. the caucus has been critical of the white house for the way he has handled the issue of jobs, unemployment among african-americans was almost 17% last month. eight minutes past the hour. a passionate plea from the palestinians for their own state. you see the president there requested it. it's a largely symbolling move since the united states said they would veto the move. a short time after abbas spoke, benjamin netanyahu had a chance to fire back. listen to both sides. >> translator: this is a moment of truth. our people are waiting to hear the answer of the world. will it allow israel to continue the last occupation in the world? >> the palestinians should first make peace with israel and then get their state. >> behind the scenes negotiators put toget
later perry and romney will speak at a gop conference in michigan, another state moving up its primary position in the race for the white house. results of the straw poll there, they come out tomorrow morning. t.j. >> thanks to our paul steinhauser and president obama has an important night, a speech to the congressional black caucus. the caucus has been critical of the white house for the way he has handled the issue of jobs, unemployment among african-americans was almost 17% last...
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the listings and found deals you wouldn't believe, some for as low as $10,000 like this in detroit michigan with 1500 square feet of living space n chicago we found a comfortable place for about $20,000 for the same time you can get this roomy house in indianapolis. >> so if you are a prospective buyer, don't obsess over whether or not interest rates are going to fluctuate. they probably will but right now is a really sweet time to get into the market. >> reporter: any time you get a great deal like this be sure to read the fine print. >> come into a big open living room/dining room area. >> reporter: the prices are real but you might have to deal with short sale proceedings. >> foreclosures, short sales, great options for a prospective buyer. you want a top notch credit sale and cold, hard cash. >> reporter: if y y're looking for something brand new. >> new furnace, color choices, what you want at a price that isn't any more than that used home all hoe it is smaller. >> reporter: tom hignight hsays the price is tiny too. at less than $90,000. >> as a home builder if we want to stay competi
the listings and found deals you wouldn't believe, some for as low as $10,000 like this in detroit michigan with 1500 square feet of living space n chicago we found a comfortable place for about $20,000 for the same time you can get this roomy house in indianapolis. >> so if you are a prospective buyer, don't obsess over whether or not interest rates are going to fluctuate. they probably will but right now is a really sweet time to get into the market. >> reporter: any time you get...
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today" jennifer grand home and daniel -- jennifer was a two-term democratic governor of michigan. daniel is her co-author on her new book "a governor's story: six ways to create jobs" is the article. incentives to repatiate those foreign earnings. another suggestion, put half of those proceeds toward a blockbuster jobs race to the top modeled on the highly effective education race to the top. number three, invest the remaining proceeds towards capitalizing in infrastructure bank. and number four, lower the nation's corporate tax rate from 35% to 25% and pay for it by streamlining the tax code and eliminating loopholes. those are some of the suggestions made by former governor jennifer granholm. and from human events this morning, john hayward has an op-ed column. bloomberg news offers a sneak peek at president obama's next big pivot to job creation. of course it's stuff you've heard before because it's the same program of miserable failure he's done since he's gotten to the oval office. the dream that obama refuses to let go of is infrastructure spending. most obviously it gives b
today" jennifer grand home and daniel -- jennifer was a two-term democratic governor of michigan. daniel is her co-author on her new book "a governor's story: six ways to create jobs" is the article. incentives to repatiate those foreign earnings. another suggestion, put half of those proceeds toward a blockbuster jobs race to the top modeled on the highly effective education race to the top. number three, invest the remaining proceeds towards capitalizing in infrastructure bank....
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when a tornado swirled out of the clouds out of western michigan yesterday, most residents headed for their basements, but one woman grabbed a camera and caught it on video. the twister was dramatic as you see here, but it caused no injuries and only minor damage. >>> tyson meats is recalling more than 131,000 pounds of ground beef because of e. coli contamination. four children of an ohio family became ill this month after eating the tainted beef and one was hospitalized for nine days. it includes beef sold at the following stores. the beef has a 73/27 lean to fat ratio. and is labeled with a best before date of september 12th. it also has the number 245d on the packages. >>> a new york teenager is hospitalized after being shot outside a mcdonald's. an incident tuesday that was caught on tape. it shows one young man passing a gun to another in a white shirt who goes inside. now, he passes it on to a young man in a red jacket who comes out of the door firing four shots at the 18-year-old in the white tank top and shorts. the victim rolls away from the gunman and is now in critical, bu
when a tornado swirled out of the clouds out of western michigan yesterday, most residents headed for their basements, but one woman grabbed a camera and caught it on video. the twister was dramatic as you see here, but it caused no injuries and only minor damage. >>> tyson meats is recalling more than 131,000 pounds of ground beef because of e. coli contamination. four children of an ohio family became ill this month after eating the tainted beef and one was hospitalized for nine...
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let's go to that straw poll in michigan. another one in michigan. romney on top by far. we expected the former massachusetts governor would win that straw poll. he grew up in michigan. his father was a former governor there. popular. romney has a strong portion in the state. perry went up there and campaigned there, distant second. a lot of people are saying these results for perry this weekend, well, maybe it's a reflection of those uneven debate performances he had the last two weeks and his stance on illegal immigration. he's still the front-runner on the national polls but this weekend hurt. >> i guess on the west coast if the thing is to meet with lady gaga, if you're on the east coast apparently the thing is you meet with donald trump. the latest blessing seeker, mitt romney now, paul. so what is it about trump and these presidential candidates that keep going to see him? >> here you go. a week and a half ago perry had dinner with trump in new york. today romney is there. meeting trump around 2:00. we spend spent a lot of time with him earlier in the year when he w
let's go to that straw poll in michigan. another one in michigan. romney on top by far. we expected the former massachusetts governor would win that straw poll. he grew up in michigan. his father was a former governor there. popular. romney has a strong portion in the state. perry went up there and campaigned there, distant second. a lot of people are saying these results for perry this weekend, well, maybe it's a reflection of those uneven debate performances he had the last two weeks and his...
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pastoral resort up in michigan where a bunch of activists are covered. there's another straw poll, so we get to see how these candidates are faring among the debate among these trushl voters, t.j. >> peter, thank you. >>> president obama has an important night ahead of him. he has a speech to the congressional black caucus. the caucus has been critical of the white house for the way the president has handled the issue of jobs. unemployment among african-americans was almost 17% last month. >>> we're down to ten, ten they're rows we're talking about. the cnn heros top ten list is out. did your favorite make the cut? you will find out, next. >>> still to come this morning, it's the end of an era. after 41 years on the air, "all my children" has said good-bye. coming up, i'm talking to the guy that the ladies know so well, michael e. knight, or better known to you as tad martin here with me this morning. >>> we're at 24 minutes past the hour now. all year, we have been bringing you inspiring stories, people who have made it their mission to help others. we
pastoral resort up in michigan where a bunch of activists are covered. there's another straw poll, so we get to see how these candidates are faring among the debate among these trushl voters, t.j. >> peter, thank you. >>> president obama has an important night ahead of him. he has a speech to the congressional black caucus. the caucus has been critical of the white house for the way the president has handled the issue of jobs. unemployment among african-americans was almost 17%...
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i guess he did in the michigan straw poll, but he's from michigan. but anywho, since no republican candidate seems to be ultra strong, the talk turns once again to chris christie and i hear this time the shadowy republican people with lots of money are kind of like, intriguing him this time around. what have you heard, ron? >> hard to imagine he's really going to do it. you know, i think -- here's the paradox. rick perry's weakness is what is -- rick perry's rough week, put it that way, renewing calls for christie to enter the race. the difficulty perry is having, a reminder how difficult it is to jump into this thing at this point without really having been on the national stage. on paper, perry is a really strong fit for a big part of the republican party. as we said, you've got to deliver it every day. while there is an audience for christie, particularly amon the northeast, it's not clear if there's space for him in the race. romney, terrain he would take. and perry shows how difficult it is to do this at a very late date, no national network and
i guess he did in the michigan straw poll, but he's from michigan. but anywho, since no republican candidate seems to be ultra strong, the talk turns once again to chris christie and i hear this time the shadowy republican people with lots of money are kind of like, intriguing him this time around. what have you heard, ron? >> hard to imagine he's really going to do it. you know, i think -- here's the paradox. rick perry's weakness is what is -- rick perry's rough week, put it that way,...
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this morning he'll head to detroit, michigan, where the unemployment rate is a staggering 14.1%, 5% above the national average. >> we need to put our differences aside and do the right thing for our economy. >> reporter: the trip comes on the heels of the weakest job report in almost a year and just as the election season kicks into full swing. >> we have zero confidence, zero faith in a president -- >> reporter: in new hampshire last night, former massachusetts governor mitt romney tried to convince a tea party crowd he can fix the economy. >> we have last month zero job creation. look, a shutout is okay in baseball, it's not good when you're talking about jobs. >> reporter: romney will unveil his jobs proposal in nevada on tuesday but he's not the only one with a plan. president obama will unveil his on thursday while other gop hopefuls are also working on their ideas. >> the principals that i adopt are permanent fixes rather than temporary gimmicks like we've seen from the president. >> reporter: minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann is proposing reducing the corporate tax rate to 2
this morning he'll head to detroit, michigan, where the unemployment rate is a staggering 14.1%, 5% above the national average. >> we need to put our differences aside and do the right thing for our economy. >> reporter: the trip comes on the heels of the weakest job report in almost a year and just as the election season kicks into full swing. >> we have zero confidence, zero faith in a president -- >> reporter: in new hampshire last night, former massachusetts governor...
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>> well i'm a michigan guy. i grew up there and i was a political consultant to the governor before governor granholm so obviously governor granholm and i have some disagreements about some policy issues but we won't clog up the program with that. i'm a student of the american auto industry and very happy to see it's coming back. but you ought to read the book on kind of the rise and fall of detroit. it's very instructive. one of the problems we have how do you answer the question that general motors before the collapse here was the most successful company in their joint venture and the toughest, fastest auto market in history in china getting clobbered in michigan and the united states. we have an over regulated industry that had real problems. now these bankruptcies have cleared away a lot of the legacy costs so there is some hope now but manufacturing in america is in a crisis and i'm not sure i'll resonate to the idea it's all about a government partnership. i love r&d spend bug we have to make productivity
>> well i'm a michigan guy. i grew up there and i was a political consultant to the governor before governor granholm so obviously governor granholm and i have some disagreements about some policy issues but we won't clog up the program with that. i'm a student of the american auto industry and very happy to see it's coming back. but you ought to read the book on kind of the rise and fall of detroit. it's very instructive. one of the problems we have how do you answer the question that...
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this correlation, not unique to michigan. we have to bridge the education gap between the rich and poor because the track that the nation is on right now is not good for either group. according to the organization of economic cooperation and development our 15-year-olds ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math compared to the rest of the world. what do we think is going to happen? kids who lag behind grow up to be adults who lag behind. one way to stop this bleeding is maybe look at what our friends and family have been doing for the past 30 years. in the 1970s their education among the world's worst, today number one, because they found a way to take wealth out of the education equation. first, they got rid of all standardized testing. second, they require that all teachers go to a three-year graduate program before they get in front of any student. and third, and probably most importantly, they have plenty of time for preparation, collaboration, and meeting with parents. in other words, they treat one of the
this correlation, not unique to michigan. we have to bridge the education gap between the rich and poor because the track that the nation is on right now is not good for either group. according to the organization of economic cooperation and development our 15-year-olds ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math compared to the rest of the world. what do we think is going to happen? kids who lag behind grow up to be adults who lag behind. one way to stop this bleeding is maybe...
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the word "brainwash" has the connotation of what mitt romney's father said in michigan some 40 or 50 years ago. 40 years ago. i think that's why it also raised alarms. but clearly there are blocs in this country who vote the way they do. that's been a historical pattern up and down every demographic strata you can divide the electorate over. that's part of america. always has been. >> cornell? >> if you say that, that's fine. but when you say that people are brainwashed, a certain racial group is brainwashed for doing that, that's the problem. >> interesting discussion. cornell, appreciate it. >> but it's not racist. >> it's bigoted. if someone is making bigoted statements, yeah, i got no problem calling them a racist or a bigot. >> guys, interesting discussion. appreciate you having it, cornell belcher, ari fleisher, thank you. programming note, we're announcing the arizona republican party and cnn will co-host a gop presidential debate december 1st in arizona, october 18th in las vegas, 8:00 p.m. eastern, right here on cnn. let's see if herman cain gets questions on that. >>> still
the word "brainwash" has the connotation of what mitt romney's father said in michigan some 40 or 50 years ago. 40 years ago. i think that's why it also raised alarms. but clearly there are blocs in this country who vote the way they do. that's been a historical pattern up and down every demographic strata you can divide the electorate over. that's part of america. always has been. >> cornell? >> if you say that, that's fine. but when you say that people are brainwashed, a...